Electric Last Mile secures 1,000 units order for urban delivery van

Electric Last Mile Solutions

22/09/2021 13:14

Sept 22 (Reuters) - Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc
 ELMS.O  said on Wednesday it has secured a purchase order for
1,000 units of its urban delivery van from distribution partner,
Randy Marion Automotive Group.
    Shares of the Michigan-based electric vehicle company were
up nearly 7% at $7.63 in premarket trading.
    The purchase order comes after the company commenced
production of its all-electric delivery van on Sept. 20.
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    Electric Last Mile, which went public through a SPAC merger
in June, said it plans to ship first few units on Sept. 28 from
its Mishawaka, Indiana facility. 
    Last month, the company said despite a delay in closing the
merger and global supply chain challenges due to the COVID-19
pandemic, it is on track for its full year 2022 production
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 (Reporting by Nilanjana Basu in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh
Kuber)
 ((Nilanjana.Basu@thomsonreuters.com;))